The Bracco is an Italian hunting dog, probably the ancestor of the dog stops short hair, the characteristics of which were already established by 1300, clearly illustrate how the frescoes of the time. Originally used as a "dog network" to locate and partridges Francolini attendant on which lay a network to capture them. The Bracco Italian, appreciated for his hunting skills, already in the 15th century it was exported from the court of the King of France and other countries where there were no dogs with similar performance.
After a period of decline between the end of 1800 and early 1900, due to wrong selection criteria that made the race too heavy, lymphatic, slower and with health problems in recent decades, the Italian Bracco has lived a happy and recovery returns now fully reclaimed as a result of careful selection alone the fact that unless the original features, but freeing the amount that had previously plagued.
The Italian Bracco is an athletic dog, medium sized (about 30 kilos), with two types of coat, white orange and brown roan (see photos 2 Br it., A ba and a rm). Very versatile, adapts beautifully to any type of hunting instinct is still strong and well developed natural carryover. Equipped with excellent character, very docile, demonstrates ease of spontaneous learning, and its addestrabilità is good, especially if requested by sweetness.
The qualities that make a superlative Italian Bracco dog work are the same making it an ideal companion for those who have not used for hunting. Apart from the work on the seductive and captivating sweetness of his expression, the breed is distinguished by its ability to trot all'andatura which develops with surprising speed, the result of a spectacular thrust back. Is kept in strict compliance with its quality and hunters can gather in the same subjects typical behavioral and morphological typicality. Occurs so frequently that the players winning in the tests say you work in the exhibition also for their beauty. It is the race with the highest participation in the tests than the existing dog park. Presents no particular health problems or hereditary tion.
